The Ghost and the Darkness
R“Prey For The Hunters”
1996·109 min·Released
Studio: Bernina Film, Constellation Films, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Paramount Pictures
6.8TMDb
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Theatrical Oct 11, 1996
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Germany · English · USA
Overview
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorStephen Hopkins
WriterWilliam Goldman
Cast
Michael Douglas
Charles Remington
Val Kilmer
Col. John Henry Patterson
Tom Wilkinson
Sir Robert Beaumont
John Kani
Samuel
Emily Mortimer
Helena Patterson
Bernard Hill
Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie
Angus Starling
Om Puri
Abdullah
Jack Devnarain
Nervous Sikh Orderly
Henry Cele
Mahina
Kurt Egelhof
Indian Victim
Satchu Annamalai
Worker
Teddy Reddy
Worker
Raheem Khan
Worker
Glen Gabela
Orderly
Richard Nwamba
Orderly #2
Nick Lorentz
Photographer
Alex Ferns
Stockton
Kaycey Padayachee
Beaumont's Valet
Giles Masters
Beaumont's Clerk
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Keywords
london, englandbased on novel or bookhunterafricalionanimal attackbridgebritish armybased on true storylion attackcolonialismswahiliaggressivemysticismrailroad construction1890sbold
Details
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$39M
TMDb Votes
1,137
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026